Tropical storm set to cause flash floods
Gulf News Report
Cyclone Luban was downgraded from Category 1 to a ‘tropical storm’ by the Public Authority for Civil Aviation’s official meteorology department.
The eye of the storm was 450km from the Salalah coast, with wind speeds dropping to about 100118km/h in the centre. However, the report also said that the storm could strengthen again into a Category 1 cyclone within 12 hours.
In its latest update, a meteorology department statement said: “The tropical storm in the west of the Arabian Sea, located 430km east-southeast from Salalah, 430km east northeast from Socotra, is moving at a speed of 5 km/h. ”
Weathermen in Oman urged residents in the Dhofar governorate to avoid low-lying areas, wadis and sailing at sea as strong winds and flash floods are expected with tropical storm Luban making landfall.